Dan Walker speaks to C & IT about being an A-List alumni

How did you end up on the A-List in 2014? It was a surprise to me that I was put forward. The board didn’t mention it so I didn’t know until C&IT made the announcement. It was a nice surprise. I’ve always had a level of flexibility in my approach to work. I’ve always thought I’ll try my hand at most things and I’m happy operating outside my comfort zone. That’s got me into a few sticky situations but it’s also got me into a range of different jobs and exposed me to working with different people. And in doing so, I think that raises your profile. Did it help you make industry connections? Absolutely, that was probably where it was most helpful. It was great to get recognition from the board; that they felt I was a rising star, and then to get that recognition from C&IT as well. You post things on LinkedIn and people see your profile and before you know it you’ve got a much broader external network. I was asked to speak at a few events as a result, such as Techfest, which exposed me to different approaches to delivering events and the different companies that were represented there. Had you done much speaking at events before that? No, not really. I think I’ve done half-a-dozen now but I think the first was a panel, which might have been a C&IT event. And there were a few events where I was standing on the stage by myself, which was quite petrifying. It was brilliant in hindsight because I’m now responsible for developing content and working wi...
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